Sora Brittany Armstrong's adventures as she answers the call to serve in the Romania/Moldova Mission.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

What an INSANE week ahhhhhhhhh. Okay so I was
in Buch from Monday to Wednesday. I taught some really cool lessons with
Sora Nichols a sora that just finished training. We met Sora Gorzo. She
is a missionary legend and one of the strongest members in Buch. She is
the coolest little lady. We also went to Chisimigiu Park and read the
dedicatory prayer for Romania, it was given by Elder Nelson in the exact
spot we were standing. The spirit was so strong. President Ivory bore
testimony about the vision that he has for Romania. There are so many
incredible promises, that we are beginning to see fulfilled and it is so
exciting. But at the same time we have a lot of work ahead of us.
President Ivory bore testimony that the only way this work will happen
is if we are all bought into being obedient. This has been a pretty prominent theme in the mission as of late. This mission is changing and
it is an incredible thing to see.

Okay so wow so much has
happened. I said goodbye to Sora Allen that was really really sad. Then I
said hello to Sora Sayre. She is AWESOME. I have been so blessed with
awesome companions. Sora Sayre is a pro at quoting movies, and just kind
of acts like a character out of a Disney movie so we are always
laughing. She has been in Constanta for awhile and her love for this
branch is so strong.

The Branch Let me tell about this
branch. We have four Nigerian guys, that are studying here, we have a
marine, we have a rugby player from Australia, then we have an AWESOME
senior couple. Then we have a returned sister missionary that just got
back from Canada, then we have about 5 Romanian ladies in relief
society, two Romanian families and a couple of old men. It is a very
very diverse branch. There is English translation going on every single
hour of church. With this group church will never be boring.

Funny
Story, yesterday during sacrament they invited each of the new
missionaries up to introduce themselves as I was trying to get out of my
row of chairs I tripped over the lady sitting next to me and ate it!
Fell right on my behind. Everyone started cracking up. I popped right
up, got up to the podium and right before I began to speak, the branch
president said now we will never forget you. haha it was CLASSIC. So
embarrassing but now everyone knows me. Every said I recovered pretty
well from it though. Probably because I am used to being on the ground a
lot.

Okay now MIRACLES. This week Elder Allphin started
teaching a FAMILY. Meaning a mom a dad and THREE YOUNG WOMEN AGED GIRLS
AHHHHHH! We got to have young women's with them yesterday and it was
INCREDIBLE. We watched the Elaine S. Dalton talk We are Daughters of our
Heavenly Father. Before we watched the talk we asked the girls to
really focus on how they felt as they were watching it. Afterwards we
asked them how they felt and they said that they felt so good. That they
felt love. It was like a light had turned on behind their eyes. The
spirit witnessed to them they were daughters of a Heavenly Being who
knows them and loves them. They said they loved how Sora Dalton talked
about our faith, and how if exercise our faith we can feel God's love.
These girls are just so in touch with the spirit. They thought it was
hilarious when I tripped in sacrament meeting, they all just busted up
into giggles and they told us to come with the Elders to teach them! I
am so pumped for them!

Okay now the HOTEL FLORA. This is a
hotel in Constanta full of Nigerian students, studying engineering at
some of the universities here. They are all incredibly intelligent and
so in touch with the gospel. There was one member Shaddrack (They all
have really cool names) who got baptized in Nigeria. He came to the
branch here and so far THREE other guys have been baptized. Right now we
are working with Mercy, she has a baptismal date for this month and we
are pushing to have her ready. She had questions about how we know that
this is the only true church and if she has already been baptized why
does she need to be baptized again. We had the opportunity to testify to
her (in English so weird) of the priesthood authority. As we testified I
felt the spirit confirm to me that we do have the AUTHORITY OF GOD on
the earth today. How incredible is that? Through that authority we can
be cleansed from all of our sins and be renewed EACH week. Mercy,
understood us and committed herself to reading the Book of Mormon and
praying about this church. She came to church (she was the one that
tripped me) and loved it. I am so excited for her, she is such a
beautiful person. I cannot wait to teach her more and get her ready!

Miracles
are happening in Constanta. I LOVE IT HERE. Not to mention I run ON THE
BEACH every morning and get to see the sunrise. I am in a beautiful
city, with an incredible district, we are going to do some SERIOUS work
this transfer I am pumped.

Jesus Christ lives. We have on earth today HIS restored gospel. I am so grateful for it!
Cu Drag,